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Current Affairs Quiz August 9 2017

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Question 1: Guam, island territory belongs to which country?
A. Russia
B. North Korea
C. South Korea
D. United States

Answer and Explanation

Answer: D

Guam is a island territory of United States.

Question 2: Jacob Zuma is the president of:
A. Yemen
B. Kenya
C. South Africa
D. Libya

Answer and Explanation

Answer: C

The South African president, Jacob Zuma, has narrowly survived a motion of no-confidence against him in parliament.

Question 3: Bajaj Auto ltd. Recently entered into a venture with which UK based automaker?
A. Triumph
B. Force
C. Kawasaki
D. Honda

Answer and Explanation

Answer: A

Triumph Motorcycles of the U.K. and Bajaj Auto have entered into a partnership for the manufacture of Triumph-branded motorcycles in India for the global market.

Question 4:Titan has partnered with which online retailer to enter in US market?
A. Alibaba
B. Flipkart
C. Amazon
D. e-Bay

Answer and Explanation

Answer: C

Amazon, the world’s biggest online retailer, will help India’s watch-to-jewellery maker Titan Company to foray into online selling in the United States through its Global Selling Programme.

Question 5: Who is chairman of SEBI?
A. Arving Panagariya
B. Ajay Tyagi
C. Amitabh Kant
D. Rajeev Kumar

Answer and Explanation

Answer: B Ajay Tyagi is the Chairman of SEBI.

Question 6: US-Japan bombers recently conducted air drills near which country?
A. Iran
B. South Korea
C. North Korea
D. Afghanistan

Answer and Explanation

Answer: C

US supersonic B-1B bombers and Japanese jets conducted air drills close to the Korean peninsula amid increasing US-North Korean tensions.

Question 7: Which congress leader recently won RS election in Gujarat?
A. Shankarsingh Waghela
B. Ahmad Patel
C. Kapil Sibbal
D. Jairam Ramesh

Answer and Explanation

Answer: B

Congress leader Ahmed Patel has retained his Rajya Sabha seat in Gujarat in what is considered as a much prestigious fight for existence of Congress in Gujarat.

Question 8: Who gave a clarion call to people for “do or die” in quit India movement?
A. Pt. Jawaharlal Neharu
B. Sardar Patel
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Answer and Explanation

Answer: C

Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi gave a clarion call to people for “do or die” to end the British Rule while asking the British to quit India.

Question 9: Quit India movement was founded on which day?

A. 5th September
B. 5th August
C. 9th August
D. 9th September

Answer and Explanation

Answer: C Quit India movement was founded on 9th August 1942.

Question 10: Indian Government is planning 24/7 virtual fence along its border with which country?
A. China
B. Pakistan
C. Nepal
D. Bangladesh

Answer and Explanation

Answer: B

The Indian government is planning to install 24/7 seamless virtual fence with sensors along the India-Pak border to curb infiltration by Pakistan.

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